cellular
• 51% reduction of mitochondrial mass at 3 weeks of age
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nervous system
• "mitochondrial inclusions are observed in in dopaminergic neurons beginning at 3 weeks of age
• inclusions average 4.2 um in diameter and are labeled by mitochondrial markers (COX1, SOD2)
• number of inclusions is approximately 1.4 inclusions per dopaminergic neuron
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